Microsoft tries to lure novices to Net

Microsoft today shipped a product
package designed to get Windows 95 users walking before they run on
the Net.

Aimed at novices, the Microsoft Internet Starter Kit includes an
Internet guidebook from Microsoft Press, the Internet Explorer 2.0 browser,
a sample Web
site for navigating pages before actually connecting to the Net, and 30 days
of free Internet access through Microsoft Network.

The Microsoft Internet Starter Kit sells for $19.95 and is available now
from retailers nationwide.

Microsoft's chief rival, Netscape Communications, also sells a shrink-wrapped version of its Net
software for novices, called
Netscape Navigator Personal Edition, which sells for $49.95.